Integrity

Integrity

I’ve been thinking a lot about integrity recently. It’s a word that has taken on a strong meaning for me in recent years. To be in integrity with yourself means to be integrated: as one with oneself.When we don’t feel right within ourselves...
Being vs Doing

Being vs Doing

Some of us are programmed to Do. We find our safety, our comfort and our purpose in our output and in our doing. We measure our success by our progress and our confidence by our strength and achievements.Some of us are programmed to Be. We flow with our cycles and sit...
There’s a good chance I’m autistic

There’s a good chance I’m autistic

There’s a good chance I’m autistic. As a therapist, you might assume I’d have figured this important fact out a little earlier than the 38 years I’ve been living in this body, but apparently our blind spots can be quite big sometimes.That said,...
Making changes

Making changes

For those in the ‘I KNOW I’m doing it, but I still do it!’ frustrating stage of changing a habit or pattern of behaviour….Think of your change in terms of stages. You start off not knowing what you’re doing or not doing that’s not...
You get to leave

You get to leave

This may sound obvious, but unless you are actually imprisoned (and I appreciate that is a very real situation for many right now) you get to leave a situation if it doesn’t feel safe, if it triggers you or makes you uncomfortable. Your experience is valid. That...
Shining bright

Shining bright

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?’ Actually, who...